HOW TO READ THIS TABLE: Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives typically get the majority of their campaign dollars from donors within their home state. + Read more

Senate candidates show a variety of patterns, depending on the size of the state and the wealth of its economic base. Candidates in states like New York, California and Texas may get most of their money from their constituents, while those in the most sparsely populated states may get nearly all their money from out of state.

As a general rule, incumbents get more out-of-state money than challengers, a reflection of their status as members of Congress and the wider circles in which they travel. Challengers and newcomers are rarely well known outside their state, so their ability to raise funds beyond their district is more limited.

"No State Data" means that there was no state listed on contribution report.

METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are calculated from contributions of more than $200 from individuals, as reported to the Federal Election Commission. PAC dollars are not included.

Top Metro Areas

Lee Fletcher (R)

Metro Area

Total

MONROE

$181,009

ALEXANDRIA

$101,900

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY

$64,351

NEW ORLEANS

$42,950

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV

$40,977

Rodney Alexander (D)

Metro Area

Total

BATON ROUGE

$55,881

MONROE

$36,600

NEW ORLEANS

$24,800

ALEXANDRIA

$23,450

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY

$17,300

Robert J Barham (R)

Metro Area

Total

MONROE

$149,241

BATON ROUGE

$33,620

NEW ORLEANS

$31,900

LAKE CHARLES

$19,650

ALEXANDRIA

$4,750

Clyde C Holloway (R)

Metro Area

Total

ALEXANDRIA

$63,031

MONROE

$32,650

LAFAYETTE

$31,450

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV

$18,950

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY

$11,575

Jack Wright (R)

Metro Area

Total

MONROE

$4,175

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV

$570

NEW ORLEANS

$500

DENVER

$370

GREENVILLE

$370

HOW TO READ METRO AREA TABLES: The search for campaign cash makes "dialing for dollars" one of the most time-intensive parts of any political campaign. Where do all those well-heeled donors live? For most candidates, the richest source of large individual contributions will be the most populous metro areas within their state or district. Many incumbents also draw significant sums from the nation's capital. Senators and other high-profile incumbents may draw from the Big Three sources of campaign cash nationally: New York City, Washington, DC and Los Angeles.

Top Zip Codes

Lee Fletcher (R)

Zip Code

Total

71201 (Monroe, LA)

$90,618

71270 (Ruston, LA)

$70,300

71301 (Alexandria, LA)

$36,800

71291 (West Monroe, LA)

$32,066

71273 (RUSTON, LA)

$26,050

71303 (Alexandria, LA)

$25,250

71292 (West Monroe, LA)

$24,500

71106 (Shreveport, LA)

$22,150

71203 (Monroe, LA)

$16,950

71360 (Pineville, LA)

$14,650

Rodney Alexander (D)

Zip Code

Total

71483 (Winnfield, LA)

$24,524

71251 (JONESBORO, LA)

$19,300

71201 (Monroe, LA)

$16,250

71268 (Quitman, LA)

$14,500

71270 (Ruston, LA)

$13,250

70806 (Baton Rouge, LA)

$11,481

70802 (Baton Rouge, LA)

$9,000

70809 (Baton Rouge, LA)

$8,300

70821 (Baton Rouge, LA)

$6,500

70808 (Baton Rouge, LA)

$6,000

Robert J Barham (R)

Zip Code

Total

71201 (Monroe, LA)

$78,267

71220 (BASTROP, LA)

$27,775

71264 (OAK RIDGE, LA)

$22,975

71291 (West Monroe, LA)

$19,500

71263 (Oak Grove, LA)

$17,299

71203 (Monroe, LA)

$16,334

71211 (Monroe, LA)

$14,500

71232 (DELHI, LA)

$14,325

71261 (MER ROUGE, LA)

$11,965

71207 (Monroe, LA)

$11,790

Clyde C Holloway (R)

Zip Code

Total

71301 (Alexandria, LA)

$23,639

71291 (West Monroe, LA)

$17,400

71282 (Tallulah, LA)

$14,425

71292 (West Monroe, LA)

$10,000

71430 (Forest Hill, LA)

$9,432

70505 (Lafayette, LA)

$7,250

71303 (Alexandria, LA)

$7,110

71360 (Pineville, LA)

$6,800

71342 (Jena, LA)

$5,725

71322 (BUNKIE, LA)

$5,600

Jack Wright (R)

Zip Code

Total

71201 (Monroe, LA)

$2,175

71291 (West Monroe, LA)

$1,000

71294 (West Monroe, LA)

$1,000

22003 (Annandale, VA)

$570

70006 (Metairie, LA)

$500

80134 (Parker, CO)

$370

27858 (Greenville, NC)

$370

HOW TO READ ZIP CODE TABLES: The search for campaign cash makes "dialing for dollars" one of the most time-intensive parts of any political campaign. Where do all those well-heeled donors live? For most candidates, the richest source of large individual contributions will be the most populous metro areas within their state or district. Many incumbents also draw significant sums from the nation's capital. Senators and other high-profile incumbents may draw from the Big Three sources of campaign cash nationally: New York City, Washington, DC and Los Angeles.

We do not have data for the following candidates:

San Houston Melton (D)

METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are calculated from contributions of more than $200 from individuals,
as reported to the Federal Election Commission. PAC dollars are not included.

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2001-2002 House election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on October 28, 2013. ("Help! The numbers don't add up...")

WHY DON'T THE NUMBERS ADD UP?

Sometimes it's hard to make apple-to-apple comparisons across some of the pages in a candidate's
profile. Here's why:

Summary numbers - specifically "Total Raised and Spent" and "PAC/Individual Split" - are
based on summary reports filed by the candidates with the Federal Election Commission. All other numbers in
these profiles ("Quality of Disclosure," "Geography" and "Special Interests") are derived from detailed FEC
reports that itemize all contributions of $200 or more.

There is also a time lag in posting the information. While summary numbers are reported almost
immediately by the FEC -- and listed quickly on OpenSecrets -- processing and analyzing the detailed records
takes much longer. For that reason, summary numbers are usually higher (and more current) than the numbers based
on detailed records.

HOW CURRENT ARE THESE FIGURES?

The figures in these profiles are taken from databases uploaded by the FEC to the internet on
the first day of every month. Those databases are only as current as the FEC has been able to compile by that
date (see the note above about lag times for data entry).

The Center updates figures for "Total Raised and Spent" and for "PAC/Individual Split" a few
days after the first of the month. The remaining figures - based on detailed contribution data - is updated
by the Center after the 20th of every month. This gives us time to analyze the contributions and categorize
them by industry and interest group.

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